Vol 18, No 1, Article 03, PDF

AbstractThe main question of this research paper is whether the psychotherapy is (or should be) reserved only for unhappy people? Research participants were 286 university students from Serbia. The following instruments were used: the Orientation to Happiness Scale (Peterson, et al., 2005); Satisfaction With Life Scale (Diener, 1985); the Comprehensive Quality of Life Scale, ComQol-A5 (Cummins, 2002); and the Need for Psychotherapy Scale (Petrovic, et al., 2010).The results showed that knowledge about the possibilities of psychotherapy supports the idea about its necessity and advantages, given different life and personal conditions. Also, the results are in line with the new orientations within the mental health field: namely, the focus of mental health and psychotherapy field is changing from repairing negatives – symptoms, traumas, wounds, deficits and disorders – to supporting paths towards well-being.Key Words: happiness, life satisfaction, psychotherapy